Nicky Charles

The Finding

The Finding She discovered a dark secret witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life Three years later Cassie is still hiding from her past haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control

Title: The Finding

Author: Nicky Charles

ISBN: 2940011191213

Page: 423

Format: Nook

She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence Innocence, betraya She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence Innocence, betrayal, greed and love collide with ancient werewolf laws in The Finding Third book in The Law of the Lycans series by Nicky Charles Adult content rating This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.

About The Author

Nicky Charles is an independent writer publisher who became an author quite by accident She always saw herself as a reader not a writer and can thank or blame, depending on the day her friend editor and fellow author, Jan Gordon, for the career she now finds herself immersed in The tale goes something like this In January of 2009, Nicky penned a fanfiction for an old TV series, Scarecrow and Mrs King , and soon became hooked on story telling She joined a fan based group for the show and through there met Jan Gordon It was an idle comment made by Jan during a review of Black Silk Jan s newly published book that inspired Nicky to write her first original story Over the course of the next two months, she hastily scribbled down a suspense driven romance entitled Forever In Time and presented it to the world in August of 2009 Soon after, she wrote The Mating, a paranormal romance and followed it up with The Keeping and The Finding The three stories formed a loose paranormal trilogy called The Law of the Lycans Nicky continues to expand the Lycan series and has a long list of possible plots waiting in the wings.Nicky works full time and writes in her off hours, few though they may be In the next few years she hopes to retire from her day job and concentrate of her energy on her new passion of writing.When she writes, Nicky sees the story unfolding in her head like a movie and tries to include enough detail so that readers can see the story just as she does The sights, sounds, smells and sensations of a scene are almost as important to her as the actual plot Creating main characters that are real is also something she strives for Nicky tries to make each character different, to give them an interesting back story, to make their actions and feelings logical and to hopefully make the reader actually care what happens to the people in the story.Nicky lives in Canada and tries to stick to Canadian spelling and punctuation in her work, in support of her country She is an avid supporter of animal shelters, nature conservancy, food banks and a variety of other charities Currently she has two inside cats and one official outside cat though a number of strays seem to take up residence in her garden each year When not writing, Nicky enjoys reading though she often bemoans that she seldom has time for it any Her favourite authors are Elizabeth Peters, S.C Stephen and Cherise Sinclair She also enjoys spending time out in nature, gardening, taking day trips and eating dark chocolate.

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This was a whopper of a book and well worth the time reading it. The Finding, is the 3rd book in the Law of the Lycans series by Nicky Charles. This book picks up where #2 left off. I love the fact that the author pulled in all the couples and characters from the other books and wrapped them up in The Finding. I don't think it would have been as complete without them. Cassandra Greyson had witnessed her Uncle being shot, his lawyer being attacked by a werewolf and before that happened heard her [...]

This is kind of more a review of the series. There are dozens of reviews of this book that explain the plot, so I'm not going to go into the actual plot of the book, either.I read all three of these books because they were free on B&N for the Nook. I'm a sucker for free, and once I started I really did want to know how it ended. So I read all three, even though I really really didn't like the second book.The conclusion I've come to is that Nicky Charles desperately needs an editor--not a cop [...]

Nicky Charles did it againother great book. Book #3 in the Lycan Law series was well written.***SPOILER ALERT***It is about Cassie who was in part of Book #2. Cassie ran away from home after seeing her uncle killed, a werewolf attacked & killed his trusted lawyer, & finding out that werewolves kill any who know their secret. She was terrified & needed to start over. She ended up in a hotel in some small town from a long bus ride, went to bed & woke up in Las Vegas in an alley wit [...]

I finished this a few days ago but haven't been able to find the time to write a review. And really, this book deserves the time it takes to write an honest and thoughtful review.I'm already a fan of Nicky Charles. I think she is a great story teller and has very interesting stories to tell. I don't really understand what she's about though. She writes very gripping and detailed tales but I don't think she does it professionally. Her books are posted and accessible for free and all she asks for [...]

This was a giant book. Even though I know it was a formatting error, 1120 pages is slightly fear-inducing. It probably didn't help that I read it in two sittings, so consider that as you read my review.This book was longgggg. I feel like some of the multiple viewpoints/storylines could have been shortened or eliminated, and I feel that at times it detracted from the main story. I found myself flipping the page and hoping that it was about Bryan and Cassie.The only other thing that bothered me (b [...]

The Finding by Nicky Charles Law of the Lycons Book 3A great paranormal series. And this third book is packed full. We see more of what is going on in the minds of characters from previous books along with the main characters, Cassandra Greyson and Bryan Cooper. Nicky has a unique way of having the person and the wolf as two separate entities and yet one. Cassie ran off three years ago after hearing her Uncle Anthony Greyson say she was a werewolf and than seeing a man change into a wolf and att [...]

This book was alright. it was kind of repetitive, but over all it was an ok book. When i mean repetative it feels almost as if i read the same chapter over and over. But i never got tired of reading it. This book is more of teen or young adult werewolves. or finding and accepting your true self like Cassy had to do. I like it because her mate, or stalker in the beggining ended up helping her find her way. I liked this.In this book, (p.s, yes this is my quick overview spoilers may be included.) t [...]

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series (The Mating and The Keeping) and this book was okay as well but it really did fall a little flat and it's clear why. The author tired to write the book from too many pov's (Point of Views). The main characters of the book were Bryan and Cassie. The book would of been much better written from their point of views and perhaps that of the Villains (Though I honestly think Marla shouldn't have even been in this book and it would of been much cooler [...]

There was a lot of coincidence in this book, sometimes I just dropped it and looked up at the sky and said "REALLY?" it was that bad. I wanted to beat Cassandra over the head for being stubborn and closed minded, I wanted to wring Bryan's neck for not thinking that Aldrich would think Cassandra was a werewolf, and really kill the author for dragging out Mel's issues with her biological father. Besides all those issues though, there was a great story interwoven between them. Or maybe despite them [...]

Very good story and nicely told. As always Nicky Charles’ words flow effortlessly, and she is exceptionally descriptive. I missed the dialogue and passion that were so prominent in the first two books, but the story took a different direction, more suspense than romance. I always love it when you get to revisit with the main characters from previous books, and they were all present throughout the story. Her other books had more of a steam factor, and this one was lacking in that respect. Being [...]

I gave it a 5. The story had a ton of detail, which is great in this case because, you know she exists before this book, but know nothing about her yet. It is a long book via electronics. I make my font bigger because I can, then I read slower. Not to mention I read 2other books at the same time. I love this author, and I would pay for the books if I had to. She puts them out there for free! I get the first book, but she could charge, for the subsequent books. I love the Canadian English she use [...]

This story has a great premise and world building and for that the author deserves 3.5 stars. This story could have been an excellent 4 or 4.5 starred story with the help of a good story content editor. I was really looking forward to reading this story. The story has a lot of potential of being a solid series. The shifter world has an original twist, the characters are, for the most part, well thought out with a distinct voice, and I can see their goals, motivation, and conflict. The plot bones [...]

This is the third book to the series by Nicky Charles and I downloaded it for free from IBook's. I absolutely loved this story. I loved the way the author incorporated all the character’s in the past stories into this plot. The book was very well written and I felt every emotion that the author described in the story as if I was living it myself. The author stated that it might be the last book in the series. However, I hope it’s not because her writing makes you feel as if you are living th [...]

I think this book might have just passed the first book (the Mating) into first place for me!Again like 'The Keeping' it was a little slow to get started, but one we got about ~30% in it just started to pick up. There was so much of Kane, Elise and Ryne and Mel, it was great to see them play a big role in this book (as they are my favourites). I initially didn't like Cassie/Cassandra. She was a real pain in the arse! I think she treated Bryan appalingly which made me like her even less. Bryan is [...]

After a devastating event, Cassie runs away from home to start a new life. She has always struggled with unusual symptoms. However, lately she has been waking up in strange places. One day, a young man shows up, Brian, and tries to abduct her. Cassie doesn’t understand his messages, and manages to escape.Brian, the beta for a new Lycan Pack, is trailing Cassie, when it is discovered that she is a link to an ancient line of Lycans. But what exactly her link entails is to be determined. And what [...]

Law of the Lycan’s Series ReviewBy Nicky CharlesThe Mating: Published: Feb 23, 2010. Pages 216Elise had no idea when she came home that day that she'd end up mated to a complete stranger. A new Alpha and the need for an alliance between packs have made her a pawn.The Keeping: Published July 1 2010, Pages: 1048 Ryne Taylor was a sexy bad-ass Alpha set on establishing a new pack. Melody Greene was a journalism student researching his work as a photographer or so she said. But could Mel really be [...]

Thankfully I am done with this seriesr a bit anyways. I still have the 2.5 story to read. Strangely, those kind of stories are normally short but I think that one is like 400 pages too. Don't feel like reading that now though.Anyways, again like the last book, I only found this one to be okay. I don't feel like Cassie and Brian had as much story-time togetherness as the Kane and Elise and then Ryne and Mel. There were too many characters going on in this one too.Again, a few questions/comments I [...]

4.5stars reallyBryan has been haunted of dreams of a female wolf that just may be his mate. Cassie is having the same dreams as her wolf becomes harder for her to control and her only contact with werewolves has been the large black one that killed her uncle three years ago. For this installment Marla Matthews makes her dastardly re-appearance as she is still seeking revenge on Kane’s pack and has manipulated her way into a position with Leon Aldrich who has proof of werewolves. Marla & Al [...]

So, knowing that this book would be about Bryan and Cassie it threw me for a loop when finding that not only are werewolves shapeshifters but some can even teleport and can have telekenesis. Well, it is a fictional paranormal book so I guess . . . Anyways, this series by far was one of the best erotic, down to earth (even though its werewolf based) book I've read so far. I could honestly love to see this book as a movie in the future, however, I would be doubtful that the wolves in the movie can [...]

I found this book (as well as the first two in the series) to be a highly satisfying read. Left me wondering again why it's for free. The plot again is connected to the first two and i was glad to have read about the first two couples, saw how they were doing and all. At first, i found Cassie to be highly annoying. She was so afraid of being a werewolf that she was damaging her system by taking in KO drugs. But the i understood her point. Her character lived a fully sheltered life and she did se [...]

Cassie Greyson has been in hiding for the past three years under the name of Sandy Grant. Sandy's only friend is named Kellen Anderson living in Las Vegas. Sandy hides in secret afraid to let any one including Kellen. Kellen has a problem with gambling and knows that Sandy doesn't like it at all. For the last three years, Bryan Cooper, Beta of the Stump River Pack, has been haunted by the same dream since he started searching for Cassie Greyson. She disappeared without a trace on the night her U [...]

Still another suprise and the third book is just as good as the first and second if not even better, and besides all that it was another free book for my Nook Color from Barnes & Noble.Cassie is young, naive and has been sheltered from the outside world all of her life. She is left alone now after witnessing the murder of her so-called uncle, and she has fled the city and is hiding out fearing for her own life. Her friend has gotten himself into some trouble and now she is experiencing some [...]

I seem to be in the minority as opposed to other reviewers. I liked Nicky Charles's other books, even with their grammatical errors, and I was looking forward to reading Bryan's story, but this just fell flat for me. I didn't care for Cassie, at all. She was annoying. She's a werewolf but didn't find out until recently. And yeah she was inducted into the life rather abruptly, but come on! Its not like she can change anything now can she? Suck it up and move on. Get to know your true self. If my [...]

I found this book just engrossing as the first book I read in this series. I was pulled into the story from the very beginning because I was about to get a chance to catch up with some old favorites. The characters are so well written and have managed to make me think of them as real when I open a book and start to read about them. The story here is a little more complicated than what we get normally as it brings to a conclusion several stories which have been ongoing and initiates a new one.Cas [...]

Cassandra (Cassie, Sandy) Greyson lives very humbly in Las Vegas with Kellen. Cassie left the Chicago-area mansion in which she was raised after the death of her uncle and after years spent hiding from both the public eye and her inner werewolf. She still hides the latter – Kellen doesn’t know – but a werewolf/lycan pack has official permission to find Cassie and bring her into their fold. Kellen’s gambling addiction brings complications into their lives, and the werewolf. Bryan, seeking [...]

The story begins with Cassie who has witnessed a murder and a has discovered her true identity. She’s fled in fear for her life and questionable things have been happening to her in which she can’t explain. She’s met someone in which she’s began a new life with but when that person gets into a huge problem, she finds herself fleeing again but with no where to go.Bryan is a Beta in his pack and has been searching for a woman for several years with no lead as to where she is. Under “The [...]

Bryan and Cassie are the main characters in this book, even though Kane & Elise and Ryne & Melody also appear. We also see a return of Marla.In the last book Cassie finds out she is a werewolf just before her uncle is killed by Aldrich. She then runs away and finds herself in Las Vegas and rescued by Kellen. The story begins 3 years after Cassie runs away, her name now is Sandy.Aldrich continues to search for Cassie as she is the heiress to her uncle's estate and he has plans to get his [...]

So this is the last in her series (for now). It was slow going for me for some reason. I just wanted it to get going ya know? I did like this book, but not as much as the first 2. I think the main reason being the lack of "romance" I was so happy about in the first 2 books. There was sweet nothings and dreams, but not like the first 2. There was lots of info and action going on in this one once I got past the slow beginning. So that held my attention very well! But it is one I suggest to read if [...]

The third and final (so far) in the series by Nicky Charles. By far the best and the longest of the three. Once again, you really need to read the first two books in the series before taking on this one or you will be completely lost.This book is about a young heiress who has run away to hide from her past life because she has a secret that could cause her to lose everything including her life. She moves to Vegas and takes up with a young man with a gambling addiction. Her life is a struggle at [...]